What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cybersecurity Governance Lead position at Hitachi Energy?
The Opportunity
At Hitachi Energy, we are shaping the future of sustainable energy—and cybersecurity is at the heart of that mission. As a Cyber Governance Lead, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the digital backbone of global power systems. This is more than a compliance role; it’s an opportunity to influence strategy, build frameworks, and ensure resilience in an industry that powers millions of lives.
You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with global teams to design governance structures that align with industry best practices and regulatory standards. From policy development to risk oversight, your expertise will help bridge the gap between technical teams and leadership, ensuring that cybersecurity remains a cornerstone of operational excellence.
If you thrive on solving complex challenges, driving organizational change, and making a tangible impact on critical infrastructure, this is your chance to lead. Join us and be part of a team that doesn’t just adapt to change—we create it.
How You’ll Make An Impact
We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.
For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.
With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.
Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.
Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Hitachi Energy’s career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Resumes and applications will not be accepted through this method.
For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit this website.
At Hitachi Energy, we are shaping the future of sustainable energy—and cybersecurity is at the heart of that mission. As a Cyber Governance Lead, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the digital backbone of global power systems. This is more than a compliance role; it’s an opportunity to influence strategy, build frameworks, and ensure resilience in an industry that powers millions of lives.
You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with global teams to design governance structures that align with industry best practices and regulatory standards. From policy development to risk oversight, your expertise will help bridge the gap between technical teams and leadership, ensuring that cybersecurity remains a cornerstone of operational excellence.
If you thrive on solving complex challenges, driving organizational change, and making a tangible impact on critical infrastructure, this is your chance to lead. Join us and be part of a team that doesn’t just adapt to change—we create it.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Develop and enforce cybersecurity policies and standards aligned with global frameworks.
- Oversee risk management activities and ensure timely audits and assessments.
- Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
- Establish and maintain a governance framework for decision-making and accountability.
- Collaborate with global IT and security teams to ensure alignment and communication.
- Drive cybersecurity awareness and training programs across the organization.
- Define KPIs and deliver governance performance reports to leadership.
- Support incident response planning and ensure governance integration. Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, or related field.
- 6 years of cybersecurity-related experience.
- 5 years of program management experience in governance or risk frameworks.
- Experience in designing or managing cybersecurity governance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, IEC 62443) or related processes
- Proven ability to lead initiatives and collaborate with globally dispersed teams.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Position may require up to 25% travel, domestic and international.
- Program Management Experience with background in Kanban, Lean Six Sigma or comparable experience.
- Extensive experience with risk management and accepted threat assessment protocols.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity technologies (e.g., SIEM, IAM, encryption technologies, endpoint protection) is a plus.
We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.
For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):
- Health Care (medical, dental, vision, etc.)
- Financial Wellbeing: Employer-sponsored pension - 401(k) Program with generous company match and contribution, Life/AD&D Insurance, disability insurance
- Family Care: Life and Family (Legal, pet, auto, home, identity theft, etc.), special needs support, and adoption assistance
- Work-Life: Enhanced leave programs (FMLA, Military Service Leave, Maternal, Paternal, adoption, vacation, and holiday)
- Employee Engagement and Development: Employee Resource Groups (depending on location), tuition reimbursement program, on-demand learning platforms
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.
With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.
Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.
Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Hitachi Energy’s career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Resumes and applications will not be accepted through this method.
For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit this website.
Salary : $96,200 - $125,000